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KANSAS CITY (AP) - Barack Obama renewed his emphasis on economic themes during a Kansas City visit yesterday. The Democratic candidate pledged to enforce occupational health and safety regulations as president. And he said his Republican rival, John McCain, "doesn't get it" when it comes to the anxieties that many middle-class workers are facing. Obama spoke to workers in Kansas City at a giant hangar where American Airlines planes are serviced. The plant employed 3,500 people in 2001, but the work force has since been cut to about 1,000. Obama criticized what he called the Bush administration's lax enforcement of OSHA regulations. The Illinois senator said he would strengthen the rules if elected. He said workers would not be "put at unnecessary risk" with him as president.
: Robert Kessler
Published: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 3:16 AM
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 3:16 AM |
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